The Mahakalpada forest personnel on Wednesday arrested and court-forwarded two persons belonging to Jagatsingpur district on the charge of catching an Indian chameleon from the Kharnasahi reserve forest in Kendrapada district for smuggling purposes.
The two were identified as Suvendra Kumar Nanda (40) of Chasikhanda and Subash Behera of Deika village in Jagatsinghpur, Mahakalpada Forest Ranger Bijay Kumar Parida said, adding that a 1.5-foot-long chameleon was seized from them. The two were taking the chameleon to Paradip for sale, he said.